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Text:Lord, it belongs not to my care
Author:Richard Baxter, 1615-1691
Tune:ST. FRANCES
Composer:G. A. Lohr, 1821-1897

474. Lord, it belongs not to my care

1 Lord, it belongs not to my care
Whether I die or live;
To love and serve Thee is my share
And this Thy grace must give.

2 If life be long, I will be glad
That I may long obey;
If short, yet why should I be sad
To welcome endless day?

3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms
Than He went through before;
He that unto God's kingdom comes
Must enter by this door.

4 Come, Lord, when grace hath made me meet
Thy blessed face to see;
For if Thy work on earth be sweet,
What will Thy glory be?

5 Then I shall end my sad complaints
And weary sinful days,
And join with the triumphant saints
That sing Jehovah's praise.

6 My knowledge of that life is small,
The eye of faith is dim;
But it's enough that Christ knows all,
And I shall be with Him.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, it belongs not to my care
Author: Richard Baxter, 1615-1691
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Death: Faithful unto; Cares: Rest from; The Christian Life: The Inner Life (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ST. FRANCES
Composer: G. A. Lohr, 1821-1897
Meter: C.M.
Key: E♭ Major



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